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Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/kankā

This Proto-Celtic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Celtic

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *ḱank- (“branch”)[1]. Cognate with Gothic 𐌷𐍉𐌷𐌰 (hōha, “plough”), Lithuanian šakà (“branch”), Old East Slavic соха (soxa, “stake, club, brace, plough”), Old Armenian ցախ (cʿax, “branch, twig”), Sanskrit शाखा (śā́khā), Persian شاخ‎ (šâx, “branch”).

Noun

*kankā f

  1. branch

Declension
Feminine ā-stem
singular dual plural
nominative *kankā *kankai *kankās
vocative *kankā *kankai *kankās
accusative *kankam *kankai *kankāms
genitive *kankās *kankous *kankom
dative *kankāi *kankābom *kankābos
locative *kankai *? *?
instrumental *? *kankābim *kankābis

Descendants
  • Old Irish: géc
    • Irish: géag
    • Scottish Gaelic: geug
  • *kankus (u-stem)
    • Middle Welsh: keinc
      • Welsh: cainc

References
  1. Mallory, J. P.; Adams, D. Q. (2006) The Oxford Introduction to Proto-Indo-European and the Proto-Indo-European World (Oxford Linguistics), New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 157
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